John Frizzell (born 1966) is an American film and television composer. As a… Read Full Bio ↴John Frizzell (born 1966) is an American film and television composer. As a young boy, Frizzell sang soprano in the National Cathedral Choir, the Paris Opera Company, and the Metropolitan Opera Company. However, once he hit puberty, his voice changed. He continued his study of music at the University of Southern California and the Manhattan School of Music, but he began to focus more on the jazz guitar than voice. After he finished college, Frizzell worked with Michael Mainieri, a famous producer and became exposed to synthesis and helped Mainieri on many commercials, movies, and records.

Frizzell's career excelled and he worked with many more renowned composers, directors and producers including Ryuichi Sakamoto, John Sacret Young, James Newton Howard, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Joel Silver, Randy Edelman and Mark Rydell. However, Frizzell is best known for his work with Mike Judge. He did the scores for Judge's films Beavis and Butthead Do America and Office Space as well as the music for Judge's TV series King of the Hill. His other film scores include I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Alien: Resurrection, Dante's Peak, Thirteen Ghosts, Ghost Ship, Gods and Generals, Stay Alive and The Reaping. He also composed the TV musical score for VR.5 and more recently the thriller drama television series The Following.

My Little Box
John Frizzell Lyrics

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Silent in my sanity I live safe inside my cell. In the darkness my sin haunts me, I've seen my own special hell. Covered in my suffering, something warm inside this pain. The forewall's coming down on me, come on down again.
Let you in and you come on to the haze of the cooking grave. But your life itself can cool an empty cave. Sooner or later you think this is what other people need. Doing all that shit, man leave me here to bleed.
Cradle falls... unholy walls...
Cradle falls... Unholy walls...
Cradle Falls...
Straight to the silence I live safe inside my cell. and that darkness thats around me I've seen my own special hell. I fight myself feeling warm inside this pain. The floors coming down on me, come on down again.
You woke me out of my secret grave. You let your pretty world in.
Cradle falls...

Unholy Walls...
ooooooooooooooooo.

Now your in my world did you dream it'd be so small. My little box was perfect, until you destroyed it all. My sanctity of circle. Forever in its place. The sacred scent of you, is all thats left to taste. Feeling clostrophobic, now my world is closing in, suido retribution, where I am. where I've been. I'll take you to a place, you never knew could be, curled up in my little box.
Cradle falls...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of John Frizzell’s song, “My Little Box,” expresses the concept of an individual comfortably residing in their own world, sealed away from the harsh realities of the outside world. The singer uses the analogy of a box, representing their own little world, where they feel comfortable and safe. The line, “silent in my sanity I live safe inside my cell,” indicates that the author is content being isolated, even though it may come at the cost of their own personal growth. They feel that being alone is far better than being out in the world, where the mistakes of the past might come back to haunt them. However, this comfort is disturbed when another person enters their world, and things start to feel uneasy.

The singer of the song perceives this new person as a threat to their peaceful existence. They feel that the other person’s view of the world can impact their little world, leading to it crumbling down. This is shown in the lyrics, “Now you’re in my world, did you dream it’d be so small? My little box was perfect until you destroyed it all.” The irony of the situation is that even though the singer feels trapped in their own world, they do not want to leave it.

In conclusion, John Frizzell’s “My Little Box” is a song that represents the fear and discomfort that people feel when their little worlds are intruded upon. The singer of the song has grown accustomed to living in isolation, and when someone forces their way into their world, it fills them with unease and uncertainty.

Line by Line Meaning

Silent in my sanity I live safe inside my cell.
I am quiet and reserved, and I find comfort in my own routine and isolation.

In the darkness my sin haunts me, I've seen my own special hell.
I am tormented by my past mistakes and I feel as though I am in my own personal version of hell.

Covered in my suffering, something warm inside this pain.
Despite my struggles, I find a strange sense of warmth and comfort in my pain and suffering.

The forewall's coming down on me, come on down again.
I am feeling suffocated and overwhelmed as my world begins to crumble around me once again.

Let you in and you come on to the haze of the cooking grave.
I allowed you into my life, but now I feel as though I am trapped in a dangerous and deadly situation with no escape.

But your life itself can cool an empty cave.
Your presence alone brings a sense of calmness and clarity to my otherwise empty and lonely life.

Sooner or later you think this is what other people need.
You believe that your way of life and thinking is what everyone else should follow.

Doing all that shit, man leave me here to bleed.
I would rather suffer alone than follow your misguided and harmful ways of living.

Cradle falls... unholy walls...
The stability and security I once had is now falling apart and I am left with chaos and uncertainty.

Straight to the silence I live safe inside my cell.
I am retreating back into my own world of isolation and loneliness.

and that darkness thats around me I've seen my own special hell.
The darkness that surrounds me is a constant reminder of the hell I have experienced.

I fight myself feeling warm inside this pain.
I am conflicted with finding comfort in my own pain and suffering.

The floors coming down on me, come on down again.
I feel the weight of the world closing in on me once again, and I am powerless to stop it.

You woke me out of my secret grave. You let your pretty world in.
You disrupted my safe and isolated existence and brought in your own version of the world.

Now your in my world did you dream it'd be so small.
You have now entered my world of isolation, but it is not what you expected.

My little box was perfect, until you destroyed it all.
My isolated world was once perfect, but you have now destroyed it with your presence and disruption.

My sanctity of circle. Forever in its place.
My sense of security and isolation will forever be a part of who I am.

The sacred scent of you, is all thats left to taste.
All that remains of you in my life is a lingering memory and the scent of your presence.

Feeling clostrophobic, now my world is closing in, suido retribution, where I am. where I've been.
I now feel trapped and claustrophobic in my own isolated world, and I am struggling to come to terms with my past mistakes and where my life has led me.

I'll take you to a place, you never knew could be, curled up in my little box.
I will show you a world of isolation and loneliness that you never knew existed, and it will be my safe haven once again.

Cradle falls...
The stability and security I once had is now falling apart, and I am powerless to stop it.

Writer(s): MICHA M. LIBERMAN, JOHN CALLENDER FRIZZELL, GABRIEL SHABBTAI RUTMAN

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